Recipe Review Prawn & Lemon Risotto Quick Fix in the TMX pge 130

[judydawn]

Did half of this recipe for the 2 of us for lunch today using 6 large prawns each.  Went down very well with DH who is not a lemon lover but I was careful not to put too much in the recipe, only using 1/2 a small lemon. We love Chelsea's prawn risotto risotto on the forum but these 2 recipes are different from each other so it is nice to have a variation of a theme.
Lovely recipe, thanks Alyce.

[Lovemythermo]

This looks lovely JD and not at all gluggy like some risotto's including the recipe in the EDC!

[judydawn]

Thank you LMT - the hardest part of making prawn risotto is making sure we both get equal quantity of prawns.  I have to count them to make sure we each have 6 in there somewhere 

[Halex]

I reckon chicken would work too

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[Berry]

JD when you halve risotto recipes do you simply halve the ingredients and do you reduce the cooking time at all?

I guess that sounds like a silly question but the one thing my demonstrator told me was to make sure I always use the correct proportions when cooking risotto.

In the past I've always made a big batch with the view of having leftovers......well, I'm sure there's never quite as much leftover as there should be.....
I think it's called portion control? 

[judydawn]

Berry, I halved all the ingredients, chopped the leek & garlic for 2 seconds, then followed the rest of the directions exactly as per the full recipe.

[Berry]

Too easy! Thanks so much 

[Katya]

Thank you LMT - the hardest part of making prawn risotto is making sure we both get equal quantity of prawns.  I have to count them to make sure we each have 6 in there somewhere 

JD - sounds like your marriage is just like ours 

[VieveMS]

The QFITT Prawn and Lemon Risotto was the first thing I made in my Thermomix (apart from the vegetable stock concentrate which was made with my consultant) when the machine was delivered on Monday night.  I hadn't made a risotto in months as they usually require constant attention and can often turn into a gluggy mess.  I was very impressed. The flavour of this dish was lovely and it was oh so easy to make as the machine did all the work.  The only deviation I made from the recipe in the book is that I stirred in a little Parmesan cheese before serving. 5/5 from me.

[VieveMS]

I made a version of this again tonight, however instead of prawns I used chicken thighs.  I cooked them for a couple of minutes longer than the prawns and it was another great dish.  I missed the step on the recipe where you set aside the lemon zest and garlic but found out that the flavour of the dish was not compromised. Once again, I stirred in some grated parmesan prior to serving this dish,  Definitely another winner!

[CarolineW]

We loved this.  We made it with half prawns and half squid.

[floweryspring]

Made this last night. Omitted wine. Very nice but I think might add lesser butter next time.